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It was another successful afternoon for Team Cyprus’ judo athletes at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday as Yiannis Antoniou won the island’s first gold medal of the competition. He won in the Men’s +100kg category, beating Kayhan Ozcicek-Takagi of Australi... See more

In front of political and church leaders and representatives from all walks of life, a memorial was held on Sunday for the first president of the Republic, Archbishop Makarios III, who died 49 years ago. He was born in in 1913 in Panayia of Paphos, follow... See more

The prison guard recently dismissed for dereliction of duty to carry out orders was on Sunday described as “excellent, a model of professionalism and ethics, but also a role model for all of us,” by the union he represents, Isotita. The union said Giorgos... See more

Provocations by authorities in the north during an anti-occupation event by Famagusta municipality event on Saturday evening are “condemnable” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking to journalists after a memorial service for the island’... See more

The dismissal of prison guard Giorgos Maltezos does not concern trade unionism, but was based exclusively on the findings of the disciplinary procedure and the evaluation of all the evidence put before the minister, the ministry of justice said on Sunday.... See more